Chapter 1940 Meeting

"What? General Zaodai was killed? Who did this! Is it Tan Erlang? I just told him to ignore this rough guy! What should I do? What should I do?"

After receiving the report, Gongsun Gong was so frightened that he collapsed in his seat. General Zaodai was promoted by him personally, so Gongsun Gong naturally knew how powerful he was.

"No! My lord, there are other people who killed General Zaotai! They were a man and a woman, with superb martial arts skills. Not only did they kill General Zaotai, but they also killed nearly a hundred of my elite soldiers!"

"What? Only two people?"

"Yes, there are only two of them!"

After listening to the soldiers' report, Gongsun Gong felt a chill running down his spine.

He is indeed a softie, otherwise he would not have been put under house arrest and deprived of power by his nephew who had just grown up after taking control of Liaodong for several years.

Even when a person is weak, he must have some restraint, but Gongsun Gong was so weak that he had no restraint.

"Quick, quick, quick! Please invite Nanshan General Xu Shengping to bring his cavalry into the house and escort him, escort him!"

Xu Shengping, the general of Nanshan, was stationed in the mountains ten miles south of the city. He had almost 5,000 elite soldiers. He was loyal to Sun Kang, the original prince of Liaodong. After Gongsun Kang's death, he was also good to Gongsun Gong.

"yes!"

The soldier quickly retreated and sent people on horseback to Nanshan. At nightfall, Xu Shengping led 500 cavalry into the city and stationed at the Liaodong Marquis Mansion to listen to Gongsun Gong's narration.

"Although General Zaodai was not born in the military, he was extremely powerful and had superb skills, yet he was killed so easily? My lord, do you know the name of the opponent?"

"General Xu, I don't know!"

Xu Shengping is just forty years old this year. He is at the peak of his youth and is indeed a powerful military commander.

It's just that he didn't have any outstanding achievements. The doctor spent his time in the small mountain forest called Nanshan in Liaodong. He often talked about military affairs on paper and never fought a battle on behalf of the army.

"There are many heroes in the world. Cao Mengde has Zhang Liao and Xu Chu, Liu Xuande has Zhao Yun, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others. Sun Quan has Huang Gai, Han Dang, Tai Shi Ci, Gan Ning and so on. However, although General Zaotai is unknown, he can meet them all. There are not many powerful generals in the world who can kill him. Even if these famous generals I mentioned come in person, they will never be able to do this! Could it be said that this person is more powerful than those famous generals? "

"Yes, yes! He must be more powerful than those people! Sun Quan and Liu Bei are far away from us. General Xu, do you think Cao Cao wants to take my life? Why is this? I already want him to surrender! He When I ascended the throne, I even went to Luoyang to kneel down and offer gifts, why did he still want to kill me?"

Xu Shengping shook his head helplessly, secretly thinking that although Gongsun Gong and Gongsun Kang were brothers, they were very different in courage and courage, and even more different in mind.

How could it be Cao Cao? Liaodong is a desolate and bitterly cold land. The Northern Han Dynasty gave birth to a Holy Son of Heaven who could turn the barren black soil in the north into fertile farmland. This is known to the world. But besides the Holy Son of Heaven, who else can Do you have this ability?

Therefore, Cao Cao would not take a fancy to Liaodong, let alone disperse his troops to station there. It would be enough to let Gongsun Gong govern himself and pay tribute every year. Why come back and cause trouble?

If he wasn't from Cao Cao, he could only be Tianshengzi from the Northern Han Dynasty!

It is said that Zhang Liao has already stationed himself in the Pavilion on the grassland north of Liaodong.

This backing pavilion is just a pavilion, but it is the defense center of the Liaodong grassland in the north. To put it bluntly, it is the defense command post. All the troops and horses of the northern cities in the Wei Kingdom are dispatched by it.

If the Northern Han Dynasty wanted to enter the Central Plains, other than going through the backing pavilion, they could only go through Gongsun Gong's Liaodong territory.

Gongsun Gong is stationed in this area. Cao Cao also issued a decree a few days ago, asking Gongsun Gong to train his troops and prepare for war at any time. If the enemy's situation is discovered, Cao Wei will report it immediately, and Cao Wei will naturally send a large army to support.

That is to say, it is normal for people from the Northern Han Dynasty to come here, and the strategic intention is obvious, it is nothing more than taking advantage of the road to enter the Central Plains!

If the soldiers of the Northern Han Dynasty can reach the northern border of Liaodong Province quietly, they can bypass the backing pavilion and only attack the cities in Wei.

The prince was still stationed in Yecheng. He heard that when the Holy Son of Heaven captured the Han Emperor, they also took away many of Cao Cao's family members. If they capture Cao Cao's prince this time, then Cao Cao's empire will be in danger.

Speaking of which, Xu Shengping was actually a Han official, and he still had some nostalgia for the Han Dynasty. He had never been able to figure out the purpose of this so-called holy emperor. Was he taking the Han emperor away to control the princes with the emperor?

After pondering for a while, Xu Shengping said: "My lord, be careful. Emperor Wei is a man who does great things, so why would he treat you like this? I don't think he belongs to Emperor Wei. Maybe he is just a wealthy guest passing by. That’s all.”

Xu Shengping himself didn't believe this. Who would casually kill the generals and soldiers of the Hou Mansion, not far in front of the Hou Mansion? This was clearly a provocation.

When he first arrived, he also went to the place where the incident occurred. The place was deserted, leaving only a pile of corpses. Even the food store had disappeared. He was probably frightened.

The people in the Hou Mansion are also cowardly. If they hadn't arrived there themselves, they wouldn't have even dared to go there to clean up things.

As the saying goes, one soldier is raging, and generals are raging in a nest. With a lord like Gongsun Gong, Liaodong will never have its own sky.

"General Xu, what should we do now?"

Xu Shengping thought for a while and then said softly: "Gather the people in the mansion together, and I will let all the elite soldiers protect it."

"Oh, can I go there too?"

"No, you and I will just wait in this hall. If he really comes to trouble the Hou Mansion, maybe we can meet him tonight!"

"What, just you and me?"

Gongsun Gong's face turned green with fright, but Xu Shengping didn't mind his performance. He waved his hands to the soldiers to start organizing everyone in the house to gather in a courtyard, and also dismissed the people around Gongsun Gong.

"Haha, what's there to be afraid of when heroes meet? My lord, if someone dares to go to the city to provoke us just two of us, can't you and I, the monarch and my ministers, just retaliate in kind?"

Xu Shengping was full of heroic spirit, but Gongsun Gong was so frightened that he couldn't even speak.

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The so-called Liaodong City is not that big, only two kilometers long from north to south. However, according to the times, this is no longer a small city.

The ancients liked to build walls, but Liaodong City had no walls, or rather no continuous walls.

This was rare in that era. The ancients valued the law, but only a small group of people paid attention to it. Most people were not affected by the law, especially those who wandered.

They may be monks seeking alms, or they may be thieves traveling around the world.

They would kill, rob, and rob people wherever they wanted. As long as they escaped from the city, there would be no trace of them, like a stone sinking into the sea.

Therefore, city walls are actually very important. There are really not many cities that can be governed without walls.

Qin An, Xia Xianna and Tan Erlang Shui Bingyue arrived at a ruined land in the west of the city, which was only 800 meters away from the Hou Mansion.

The reason why I came here is because there are many empty houses here.

Since there is no wall, there is a gathering place for wanderers here.

People from the city may have lived here before. The more wanderers there were, the more chaotic it became. The locals left their houses to rebuild their homes elsewhere, so naturally the wanderers settled here.

In fact, this was a foreign policy of Gongsun Kang. Gongsun Kang had an idea during his lifetime, which he had never mentioned to anyone. If he had left some traces at that time, then these three words Gongsun Kang were destined to be recorded in the annals of history.

His thoughts can be summed up in four words: people-oriented!

The reason why Gongsun Kang did not build a wall was because he wanted more people to stay and settle in Liaodong.

He feels that only with more people can the land be more vibrant and the city have a broader future.

This idea is very powerful. Ancient people all wanted to protect their land. Few people could be like Gongsun Kang, who did not pay attention to land but to population.

Of course, for this reason, Gongsun Kang also formulated many policies to restrict these foreign wanderers, because most of them were lazy and committed crimes.

It's a pity that Gongsun Kang died too early. After Gongsun Gong inherited the throne, many policies were abandoned.

There are more and more tourists traveling here, because it is a safe place to live and there are no restrictive policies. It is really a treasure place for tourists.

Qin An and Xia Xianna are also here to stay as guests for a day.

And his arrival immediately caused the chickens and dogs here to ascend to heaven, and there was no peace.

Wanderers have many eyes and ears and can deliver news quickly.

When Qin An started beating Tan Erlang, there were two wanderers in the restaurant.

When the officers and soldiers rushed in, they managed to escape through the window without being affected. After returning to the west of the city, they spread the news and told everyone that a murderer had come to the city.

So when people saw a man and two women accompanying Tan Erlang here, they either ran out of the city immediately, or they couldn't escape at home.

"It's still early, let's go to the Marquis Mansion later, and let the useless Marquis scare himself first. I heard that the troops from Nanshan have been mobilized. Let's rest here. Maybe we don't need to go there. Maybe the army will come back to find us."

"What are you going to do?"

Xia Xianna was cleaning the dust in the dilapidated room while talking to Qin An.

"What else can we do to make them completely afraid of us, and then help us hide it from the truth!"

"Can you hide it from Cao Cao?"

"Well, information is not developed now. As long as we don't allow Gongsun Gong to use a large force for a head-on conflict, Cao Cao can't be sure whether we have left Liaodong. So this requires Gongsun Gong's cooperation, not only not to conflict with us, but also to frequently mobilize the army Deploy and report to Cao Cao that our troops have been found in the north and ask for support."

"Haha, that means you want him to mobilize not the Liaodong troops, but our troops?"

"Yes, there will definitely be Cao Cao's spies in Liaodong. Cao Cao will not be able to determine who is the army mobilized by Gongsun Gong. We will have the opportunity to participate in the mobilization and have time to touch the border of Cao Wei. By then, it will be difficult to attack Cao Wei directly. The Chen Chis in the north can also detour northwest to Kaoshan Pavilion to meet Li Guangbei and the following troops. Then the four armies will unite and go south to kill the enemy. Isn't it great?"

Qin An's strategy is not a clever one, but it is not necessarily useless in ancient times when information was underdeveloped.

Chatting with Xia Na, he helped her tidy up. After finishing the work, the two returned to the yard and saw Tan Erlang sitting on the ground while Shui Bingyue was taking care of her carefully.

Speaking of which, Shui Bingyue is really a strange woman, and her name is also very strange. It sounds like some two-dimensional female pig's feet.

When Tan Erlang saw Qin An coming out, he immediately got up and knelt down to kowtow.

"Sir, you are a fool who cannot see the mountains, but you are really capable! A certain family has always admired people who have their own responsibilities. If you want me to serve as your vanguard, I will never go to the east if you ask me to go to the west in the future. Please be worshiped.”

Tan Erlang was really impressed by Qin An's strength. He had never been so heroic before.

It would be difficult for ten Tan Erlang to challenge General Zaodai and a hundred elite soldiers by himself, so he really convinced Qin An.

Tan Erlang is a reckless man who relies on his own strength to run rampant in the countryside. Even the Marquis Mansion gives him face and is unwilling to offend him. Therefore, Tan Erlang is usually very carefree.

Meeting a strong man like Qin An instantly dispelled all his arrogance.

As the saying goes, heroes cherish each other. Tan Erlang is a ruffian in the eyes of others, but he feels that he is a hero.

Since Qin An is more heroic than him, of course he is willing to surrender to him.

"Oh? Are you willing to follow me? That's fine. Anyway, I'm just using someone, but there's one thing. If you follow me, you must abide by my rules. If not, I will definitely kill you first."

"That's natural! A certain family always means what they say. If they accept you as their master, they will naturally follow your lead!"

Qin An smiled and nodded, feeling that what Tan Erlang said was somewhat heroic.

"That's it, you go get a bathtub first, put the hot water in it, soak yourself for two hours and don't come out, so that I can get rid of all the mud on your body!"

Qin An disliked Tan Erlang's slovenly appearance. He was a fool without much intelligence. Since he wanted to accept him, he naturally had to train him.

"yes!"

Tan Erlang entered the role very quickly, and Qin An immediately went ahead with the instructions.

Qin An went to look at Shui Bingyue again, always feeling that this woman was weird and couldn't figure out her character.

"You go too and follow him. Since you have been robbed by him, then be his woman. I will help you take care of him. Maybe he will be your best friend in this life."

Qin An didn't want to bother thinking about Shui Bingyue, so he simply packed her up with Tan Erlang.

Qin An thought that such a woman without force would not cause trouble to him, but he was wrong. Women seem to be weak creatures, but they are actually very intimidating, especially a woman who has experienced countless men. , the most lethal to men.

At this time, Xiazuna has not said a word to Shui Bingyue, but now that she is in the same camp, sooner or later Xiazuna will become familiar with Shui Bingyue, and she will know what a man is. thing.

After arranging for the two of them to retire, Qin An and Xiana returned to the room to rest. They sat and chatted casually for a while. Qin An told Xiana about Spain again.

Xianna likes to hear these things very much, and Qin An doesn't mind telling her about them. After all, it's a sense of superiority.

Time passed slowly, and finally late at night, Qin An and Xia Na left their temporary room. In the courtyard, Tan Erlang was indeed taking a bath, and Shui Bingyue was also waiting on him.

After saying hello, Qin An took Xia Na out and went straight to the Hou Mansion.

"This night is so desolate, Qin An. Only we in the Western Han Dynasty have electricity now, right?"

"No, I think there must be some in Shu. Maybe their technology is more powerful than ours."

"So we don't get any advantage in fighting them?"

"Well, in this era, only Shu has the capital to compete with us. When I came out of Hanzhong and crossed the grassland to establish a foundation, I had only one purpose, to defeat Zhuge Liang and end everything."

Qin An said this more than once, Xiana didn't quite understand it, but Qin An stopped talking after continuing to ask.

Hey, I really don’t know what Qin An said about ending everything? Xia Na wanted to explore, but gave up because she was afraid that she wouldn't understand even if Qin An said it.

Summerna used to think that she was smart, but after coming into contact with people like Qin An, Tang Yu, Honglian, etc., Summerna found that her intelligence was useless.

She can't tell what it feels like. It's not that her IQ has suddenly dropped, but that this group of people has a kind of heritage, a kind of wisdom that cannot be described.

Xiana doesn't know that this so-called gap is actually just a difference in time and history. When modern people return to ancient times, they know more than the ancients in consciousness. This cannot be changed unless Xiana is also allowed to transform into modern times. One lap.

After chatting leisurely for a while, the Hou Mansion has arrived.

Qin An raised his eyebrows, a little surprised.

The door of the Hou Mansion was actually open. There was no movement inside, and no one moved around.

"how so?"

Summerna was surprised.

"It seems that the general who led the troops into the palace is not simple. Let's go and meet him. He will open the door to welcome guests, so let's be more conscious."

As he spoke, Qin An stepped forward fearlessly and walked into the Hou Mansion. Summerna followed closely, and the two of them passed through the front hall and reached the central hall, where they found a room with lights on.

Qin Andang stepped forward first and pushed the door open, only to see the bright light inside. It turned out that he had lit a dozen sticks to hold it.

There was a man sitting at the top of the hall. He was probably about forty years old. He was slightly fat, not tall, with a round face, thick eyebrows and big eyes. He was considered handsome, but his expression was distorted at this time, as if he was very scared and nervous.

The person sitting on the wooden chair to his right also looked about forty years old. He was wearing a suit of armor and a sword on his waist. His body looked very strong and his face was very calm.

Needless to say, the person sitting in the first place must be Gongsun Gong, but Qin An really didn't know who this general was.

Since they had set up their formation to welcome him, Qin An was not going to talk nonsense and said as he stepped through the door:

"I am Qin An, the marshal of the Western Han Dynasty, and I am here to pay a visit to the King of Liaodong!"

"Qin An Qin Gongjin? Are you the Holy Emperor?"

Xu Shengping spoke aloud, with a look of shock on his face.

"Yes, many people call me that. I wonder who the general is?"

"Ah, I don't have any title, but I was canonized as General of Nanshan by my lord, and so is Xu Shengping!"

"It turns out to be General Xu. Does this look mean you have been waiting for me for a long time? I'm really sorry. If you had known I would come over just now, I would have saved you a long wait."

"Son of Heaven, you are so polite! You killed my General Zaodai during the day, and then killed nearly a hundred of my elite soldiers. Such methods are really shocking. If I don't wait for you for a long time, wouldn't it be disrespectful to me?"